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Yang D, Kim T, Lee K, Xu C, Liu Y, Wang F, Zhao S, Kumar D, Yang H. Spin-orbit torque manipulation of sub-terahertz magnons in antiferromagnetic α-Fe 2O 3. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4046. [PMID: 38744961 PMCID: PMC11094109 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48431-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
The ability to electrically manipulate antiferromagnetic magnons, essential for extending the operating speed of spintronic devices into the terahertz regime, remains a major challenge. This is because antiferromagnetic magnetism is challenging to perturb using traditional methods such as magnetic fields. Recent developments in spin-orbit torques have opened a possibility of accessing antiferromagnetic magnetic order parameters and controlling terahertz magnons, which has not been experimentally realised yet. Here, we demonstrate the electrical manipulation of sub-terahertz magnons in the α-Fe2O3/Pt antiferromagnetic heterostructure. By applying the spin-orbit torques in the heterostructure, we can modify the magnon dispersion and decrease the magnon frequency in α-Fe2O3, as detected by time-resolved magneto-optical techniques. We have found that optimal tuning occurs when the Néel vector is perpendicular to the injected spin polarisation. Our results represent a significant step towards the development of electrically tunable terahertz spintronic devices.
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- Dongsheng Yang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Electro-Medical Device Research Centre, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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Khan KIA, Kumar A, Gupta P, Yadav RS, Åkerman J, Muduli PK. Magnetodynamic properties of ultrathin films of Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text]-a topological kagome ferromagnet. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3487. [PMID: 38347066 PMCID: PMC11269729 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53621-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text] is a topological kagome ferromagnet that possesses numerous Weyl points close to the Fermi energy, which can manifest various unique transport phenomena such as chiral anomaly, anomalous Hall effect, and giant magnetoresistance. However, the magnetodynamic properties of Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text] have not yet been explored. Here, we report, for the first time, the measurements of the intrinsic Gilbert damping constant ([Formula: see text]), and the effective spin mixing conductance (g[Formula: see text]) of Pt/Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text] bilayers for Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text] thicknesses down to 2 nm, for which [Formula: see text] is [Formula: see text], and g[Formula: see text] is [Formula: see text]. The films have a high saturation magnetization, [Formula: see text], and large anomalous Hall coefficient, [Formula: see text]. The large values of g[Formula: see text], together with the topological properties of Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text], make Fe[Formula: see text]Sn[Formula: see text]/Pt bilayers useful heterostructures for the study of topological spintronic devices.
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- Kacho Imtiyaz Ali Khan
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Applied Spintronics Group, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 412 96, Sweden
- Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
- Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Applied Spintronics Group, Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, 412 96, Sweden.
- Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
- Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Ivko S, Tustain K, Dolling T, Abdeldaim A, Mustonen OHJ, Manuel P, Wang C, Luetkens H, Clark L. Uncovering the Kagome Ferromagnet within a Family of Metal-Organic Frameworks. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022; 34:5409-5421. [PMID: 36160701 PMCID: PMC9490827 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Kagome networks of ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic moments represent important models in the pursuit of a diverse array of novel quantum and topological states of matter. Here, we explore a family of Cu2+-containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) bearing kagome layers pillared by ditopic organic linkers with the general formula Cu3(CO3)2(x)3·2ClO4 (MOF-x), where x is 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpe), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpy), or 4,4'-azopyridine (azpy). Despite more than a decade of investigation, the nature of the magnetic exchange interactions in these materials remained unclear, meaning that whether the underlying magnetic model is that of an kagome ferromagnet or antiferromagnet is unknown. Using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, we have developed a chemically intuitive crystal structure for this family of materials. Then, through a combination of magnetic susceptibility, powder neutron diffraction, and muon-spin spectroscopy measurements, we show that the magnetic ground state of this family consists of ferromagnetic kagome layers that are coupled antiferromagnetically via their extended organic pillaring linkers.
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- Samuel
A. Ivko
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 3NY, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
- ISIS
Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- ISIS
Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- Swiss
Muon Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- Swiss
Muon Source, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen 5232, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Khan KIA, Yadav RS, Bangar H, Kumar A, Chowdhury N, Muduli PK, Muduli PK. Intrinsic anomalous Hall effect in thin films of topological kagome ferromagnet Fe 3Sn 2. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:8484-8492. [PMID: 35662312 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00443g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fe3Sn2, a kagome ferromagnet, is a potential quantum material with intriguing topological features. Despite substantial experimental work on the bulk single crystals, the thin film growth of Fe3Sn2 remains relatively unexplored. Here, we investigate the effect of two different seed layers (Ta and Pt) on the growth of Fe3Sn2 thin films. We demonstrate the growth of polycrystalline Fe3Sn2 thin films on Si/SiO2 substrates by room temperature sputter deposition, followed by in situ annealing at 500 °C. Our structural and magnetic measurements indicate that a pure ferromagnetic phase is formed for the Pt/Fe3Sn2 thin films with higher saturation magnetization of Ms = 464 emu cc-1, while a mixed-phase (consisting of ferromagnetic, Fe3Sn2 and antiferromagnetic, FeSn) is formed for the Ta/Fe3Sn2 thin films with a lower Ms of 240 emu cc-1. The Pt/Fe3Sn2 thin films also exhibit an anomalous Hall coefficient, Rs ≈ 2.6 × 10-10 Ω cm-1 G-1 at room temperature, which is two order of magnitude higher compared to 3d-transition metal ferromagnets. A non-zero temperature-independent anomalous Hall conductivity σintxy = (23 ± 11) Ω-1 cm-1 indicates an intrinsic mechanism of anomalous Hall effect originating from Berry curvature. These results are important for realizing novel topological spintronic devices on a CMOS-compatible substrate.
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- Kacho Imtiyaz Ali Khan
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India.
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